2031 SEASON WEEK 16 milestones abound! An old friend hits a big one!
2031 SEASON WEEK 16
RECORD: 4-2
OVERALL: 46-51 27.5 GB (Las Vegas 74-24)
RUNS SCORED: 450 (42) t-8th
RUNS AGAINST: 468 (25) 8th
OWNER/FANS: Very Happy 52/100 (+1)
SCHEDULE: 1 @ Las Vegas/Off Day/3 vs San Jose/2 @ West Michigan
7/14
LV 9 SAN 6
W-Gamboa (14-3 2.63) L-Chambers (5-3 5.43) S-E.Fernandez (28)
HR SAN-Matthews (4) Irwin (6) Cook (18) LV-S.Adams (6) Walters (10) Flores (9)
Gamboa (LV) 6.1 IP 11 H 6 ER 3 HR's Chambers 5 IP 8 H 7 ER 3 HR's
Mena 3-5 2B (3) Craig 2-4 2B (15) 2 Runs RBI (42) Cook 2-4 HR 2 RBI's (41)
Mendez (LV) 3-4 2B 2 Runs
NEWS-Sancho Ramirez is off the DL, and headed to Wilmington for a 5-7 day rehab.
7/15
Off Day
I had a large amount of money under the budget, and made aggressive offers to 3 of the 5 draft and follow kids. All 3 6'5”+ HS pitchers.
7/16
SJ 11 SAN 8
W-Maitani (2-1) L-Jorgensen (2-2) S-Miller (10)
HR SJ-Fuhrman (4) Castillo (12) Welch 2 GS (24) Nesimi (12) SAN-Bullock (31) Craig (15) Perez (11)
Williams 2.2 IP 6 H 7 ER 3 BB
Nesimi (SJ) 3-6 HR RBI (41) Fuhrman (SJ) Fuhrman 3-3 HR RBI (8) Welch (SJ) 2-5 GS 2 HR's 5 RBI's (69)
Heeren 4-5 RBI (46) Craig 2-5 HR 3 RBI's (45)
IN ALASKA-Stan Hall tossed his 4th shutout of the year, striking out 14 to move to 18-1 2.19 and Alaska is now 80-13 after their 10-0 win over Providence. The Avalanche starters have a staff ERA of 2.99, their pen 3.15. They're hitting .302 as a team with a .385 OBP, 132 HR's (1st) and 95 SB's (2nd). As complete a team as the league has ever seen.
1st overall draft pick just last year, 23 year old Jake Scott is making is IBL debut.
7/17
SAN 2 SJ 1
W-Hidalgo (4-1) L-Miller (1-2)
HR SJ-Obispo (11)
Scott took a 1-0 lead into the 7th before a solo HR tied it. 8 IP 6 H 1 ER 6 K's (ND)
Moss (SJ) 8.1 IP 8 H 1 ER 9 K's (ND)
Buck 3-4 3B (1) Jose Cruz walks with the bases loaded, forcing in Heeren (2-4).
7/18
SAN 15 SJ 4
W-Green (9-8) L-Summers (6-9)
HR SJ-Carter (15) SAN-Craig (16) Heeren (16)
Green 8 IP 10 H 4 ER 12 K's Summers (SJ) 2.2 IP 10 H 9 ER
Weijers 2-5 2B (8) 5 RBI's (59) Cruz 4-6 2 2B's (8) 3 Runs 3 RBI's (29) Heeren 2-4 2B (13) HR 4 RBI's (50) Craig HR 3 RBI's (48) Cook 3-3 2B (14) 4 Runs 2 BB's Peterson 3-5
Obispo (SJ) 3-5 2 2B's (19) 3 RBI's (46)
MILESTONES-Luis Chavez becomes just the 2nd player ever to amass 3000 hits in his career. A 3rd inning double off Brooklyn starter Ivan Martinez as part of a 3-3 4 RBI day.
3000 HIT CLUB
Curt Whimster (LV) 4/10/29 (40 years 322 days) 3 Run Home Run in the 4th inning off Eric Arnold (LA)
Luis Chavez (CHI) 7/19/31 (36 years 240 days) 3-3 4 RBI's in the game. 3rd inning double off Ivan Martinez (BRO)
7/19
SAN 10 WMI 0
W-Miller (9-5) L-Gomez (7-7)
HR SAN-Bullock (32) Sanchez (8) Heeren (17) Craig (17)
Miller CG SHO 4 H 5 K 106 pitches (9-5 3.27)
Bullock 3-5 2B (20) HR 2 Runs RBI (64) Craig 2-4 HR 2 Runs 2 RBI's (50) Sanchez 2-4 HR 2 Runs 3 RBI's (21)
MILESTONES-It's a week of them. Tony Greene hits his 2nd one this year.
400 Homer runs, by age
Luis Chavez (CHI) 5/31/26 (31 years 191 days) Solo HR vs Columbus
Jeffrey Hudson (CHI) 4/17/26 (33 years 111 days) 2 run HR vs West Michigan
Curt Whimster (TUL) 9/24/21 (33 years 122 days) 1st member
George Quinn (PHI) 8/4/28 (33 years 309 days) Solo HR vs San Jose
Horst Grueter (EDM) 6/12/31 (34 years 34 days) 6th inning solo HR Matt Tucker (LA)
Tony Greene (PHI) 7/20/31 (34 years 79 days) 7th inning solo HR Leonard Stewart (BUF)
Christian Schall (AZ) 7/9/26 (34 years 190 days) 2 run HR vs Edmonton
Hugh Collins (PIT) 7/14/24 (34 years 317 days) Solo HR vs Boston
Wes Morgan (BUF) 5/25/24 (35 years 120 days) Solo HR vs Alaska
Jamie Vance (TUL) 7/21/25 (35 years 176 days) 2 Run HR vs Chicago
Travis Bryant (DAL) 5/22/22 (37 years 80 days)
ROSTER NEWS-Sancho Ramirez is off the DL, Alfredo Sanchez is sent to Wilmington. Ramirez (24) Peterson (22) and Craig (24) and Heeren (23) are what I hope is the nucleus of a great young infield.
7/20
SAN 1 WMI 0
W-Chambers (6-3) L-Saenz (3-11) S-Hidalgo (17)
HR SAN-Bullock (33)
Chambers 8 IP 4 H 6 K's
Cruz 2-4
Heeren gets hurt in the 1st, no word on how bad.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
FL POTW-Felix De Los Santos (COL) 12-23 4 HR's 10 RBI's (.286-20-60)
CL POTW-Esteban Marquez (PIT) 10-26 6 HR's 11 RBI's (.273-14-53)
POWER RANKINGS
1) Alaska (1)
2) Las Vegas (2)
3) Green Bay (3)
4) Columbus (4)
5) Fresno (5)
OUT New Hampshire (8)
11) San Antonio (21) Up 10 spots!! By far the highest I've been since coming here. .500 is a legit possibility.
Dallas manages to unload unhappy superstar Alvin Williams, and gets a truck load of prospects in return. This deal only even remotely works if the Hooks resign him as he's a free agent at years end. He's a career .301/.349/.454 hitter in 731 games. A GG winner in 2028. The curious thing though, is Corpus Christi is 6 out, 4.5 in back of the wild card, and they lead the Coastal League in Runs, 3rd in AVG, 2nd in OBP and 9th in HR's. 3rd in SB's too. Their starting pitching is a wreck after Drake and Montgomery (14th in ERA). I would think those prospects could have fetched a starter.
